By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributor The snacks that we enjoyed on our homestead farm were somewhat different than those of our neighbors. At first, they were mostly tidbits of Middle Eastern foods – the dishes that my parents had brought with them when they emigrated from Syria to the New World. As the years rolled … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Linda Sarsour is an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent and a political activist. She has led many protests, perhaps most well-known of which is the 2017 Women’s March on Washington and elsewhere. Just this past week, she gained notoriety by being disavowed from the Biden campaign, accused of practicing … Continued
BY: Tasnim Elnasharty/Arab America Contributing Writer There are many civilizations in history that contributed to the ascent of modern-day society. Everything that we see today has been in some way, shape, or structure enhanced to stand the trial of time. From the structures of buildings, religion, and pyramids, to the impact of art, everything had … Continued
***UPDATE: EURO 2020 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC*** Everyone is talking about the 2022 Qatar World Cup, however, we are forgetting another tournament. Euro 2020 is just around the corner! It’s a football tournament with the same concept as the World Cup, only involving European countries. Now, you may be … Continued
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer For the first time in Kuwait’s history, eight women have been approved to become judges. At the beginning of July, Attorney General Dirar Al Asousi approved the promotion of eight women from the prosecutor to judge, making them the first female judges in the country. They were approved by … Continued
By: Tasnim Elnasharty/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic culture is the culture of the Arabs, from the Atlantic Ocean in the West to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast. Which Countries are Arab Countries? Arabic counties … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Once upon a time, people of the far east declared the artichoke a forbidden vegetable, thought to contain aphrodisiac powers. Greek mythology stated that Zeus, the virile and strong chief of all gods, was responsible for the creation of the artichoke. After Zeus was rejected by a beautiful young … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist The most debatable topic these days is who won and who lost, especially in reference to the Palestinians, from the recently announced diplomatic agreement between Israel and the UAE. The answer to that question, if one is to be truthful and somewhat objective, is it depends on whether one … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Besides Valencia, the beauties of all cities vanish from my eyes, The more I reflect, the more her matchless charms make me sigh. For her dress, God has given it green meadows and flowers swaying high, And for a skirt, the enticing sea and a clear river under a … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
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